Spent three days in Philadelphia at the 80th annual convention of the
Antique Automobile Club of America, foremost such group in the world, signing copies of
CAR CRAZY: The Battle for Supremacy Between Ford and Olds and the Dawn of the Automobile Age, presenting a seminar, and meeting a lot of great people. Totally enjoyable!
The AACA is a class organization, and they ran this thing as smooth as velvet. A special shout-out to AACA executive director Steve Moskowitz and communications and marketing director Stacy Zimmerman for keeping the trains -- cars?! -- running on time. Thanks again to Steve Chris Ritter and others at the AACA for their help in writing Car Crazy.
My trip coincided with an op-ed piece, "Time, Again, for Electric Cars to Take Center Stage," that I wrote for the Friday, February 12, 2016,
Philadelphia Inquirer. Worth a read.
Herewith some photos from the convention and the city:
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| 1935 Buick. Sweet. |
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| '35 Chevy. Look at that mirror shine. |
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| Chris Ritter and crew from AACA Library. Great guys, great help on the book. |
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| Cars across America. |
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| 1934 Pierce Arrow. |
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| Vintage car clothing. |
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| Today: A 2016 Corvette. Wanted to leave in this one! |
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| Dain King presents a judging seminar. Dain has led a most interesting life. |
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| The light fades as night nears in a city in winter. |
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| Philadelphia 30th Street train station. |
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| A cold sparrow. |
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| A colder platform. |
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| The city recedes. Heading home to Providence - and Valentine's Day! |
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